Olympus Mju Mini Digital
(Olympus Stylus Verve in the USA)
Review Date: February 7th 2005
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Specifications
Model |
µ-mini DIGITAL |
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Type |
Digital camera with 4.5cm/1.8 inch Hyper Crystal LCD monitor. |
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Colours |
Jewellery Silver, Pure White, Cosmic Black, Crystal Blue, Velvet Red, Copper Orange |
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Image sensor |
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Image sensor |
1/2.5 inch CCD with 4.23 million pixels. |
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Effective pixel number |
4.0 million pixels. (The actual number of pixels used in image |
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Filter array |
Primary colour filter (RGB). |
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Media |
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Storage media type |
Removable xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB and 1GB). |
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Lens |
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Optical zoom |
2x. |
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Structure |
5 lenses in 3 groups, 3 aspherical lenses. |
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Focal length |
5.8 � 11.6mm (equivalent to 35 � 70mm lens in 35mm format). |
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Maximum aperture |
f3.5 (wide) / f4.9 (tele). |
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Digital zoom |
1x � 4x (8x seamless zoom when combined with optical zoom). |
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LCD monitor |
1.8 inch colour TFT LCD monitor with 134,000 pixels offering high contrast and 160° wide view angle. |
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Focusing |
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System |
TTL autofocus with contrast detection. |
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Mode |
Auto |
iESP autofocus, spot autofocus, AF lock. |
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Working range |
Standard mode |
0.5m � infinity. |
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Macro mode |
0.2m � infinity. |
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Super Macro mode |
From as close as 8cm, shooting size 44.3 x 33.2mm. |
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Light metering |
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Mode |
Digital ESP metering, |
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Exposure |
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Exposure control |
Programme AE. |
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Scene programmes (Portrait, Night Scene, Self Portrait, Self Portrait and Self Timer, Beach and Snow, Cuisine, Indoor, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait, Behind Glass, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks). |
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Shutter speed |
1/2 � 1/1000 sec (night scene 4 sec). |
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Sensitivity |
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Auto |
ISO 64 � 250 (500 for indoor and candle shooting). |
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Manual |
ISO 64, 100, 200, 400 |
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White balance |
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Mode |
Auto |
Full-auto TTL ESP. |
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Pre-set |
Tungsten, overcast, sunlight, fluorescent light. |
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Flash |
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Built-in flash |
Modes |
Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight), red-eye reduction, |
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Working range |
0.2 to 2.0m (tele ) / 2.8m (wide). |
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Recycle time |
Approx. 5 sec. |
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Guide Number |
5.4. |
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Sequence shooting |
Approx. 1.3 frames per second up to 7 images in SHQ mode. |
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Processing |
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Image processing |
TruePic TURBO, pixel mapping, noise reduction. |
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Function shooting |
2 in 1 function, panorama function. |
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Editing |
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Still image edit |
Re-size, rotation, black & white, sepia, fisheye, softfocus. |
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Motion picture edit |
Index. |
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Recording system |
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Still image |
JPEG (DCF: �Design rule for Camera File system�), Exif 2.2 support, DPS, Print Image Matching II support, DPOF support. |
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Motion picture |
QuickTime Motion JPEG®* with sound. |
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Voice recording |
WAVE format. |
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Number of storable frames (approx., with 16MB xD-picture Card) |
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Still picture mode |
2,272 x 1,704 |
SHQ: 5 |
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2,272 x 1,704 |
HQ: 16 |
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2,048 x 1,536 |
SQ1: 20 |
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1,600 x 1,200 |
SQ2: 24 |
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1,280 x 960 |
SQ2: 38 |
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1,024 x 768 |
SQ2: 58 |
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640 x 480 |
SQ2: 90 |
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Motion picture mode |
Up to memory card capacity (15 frames/sec.) With 16 MB xD-Picture Card this is approx. 41 sec. in HQ (320 x 240 pixels) 2 min 30 sec. in SQ (160 x 120 pixels). |
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Power supply |
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Rechargeable battery |
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery LI-30B. |
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AC Adapter |
Optional AC adapter: D-7AC connected via power coupler. AC 100V � 240V, 50 � 60Hz; DC 4.8V. |
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Interface |
DC input terminal via battery coupler, |
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Other features |
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DPOF setting |
Single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, date/time display. |
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Direct printing (DPS) |
PictBridge support allows direct printing with compatible printers. |
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Multilingual menu |
English / French / German / Spanish. Additional languages can be downloaded through OLYMPUS Master software from the Internet. |
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Weatherproof body |
Camera is not damaged by water spray from any direction. |
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Self-timer |
Yes. |
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Date/time/calendar system |
Up to year 2099. |
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Size |
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Dimensions |
95 x 55.5 x 27.5mm. |
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Weight |
115g. |
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Box contents |
Strap, 16 MB xD-Picture Card, USB cable, audio/video cable, rechargeable battery, charger, OLYMPUS Master 1.0. |
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